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+module Puppet::Parser::Functions
+
+  newfunction(:validate_hash, :doc => <<-'ENDHEREDOC') do |args|
+    Validate all passed values are a Hash data structure
+    value does not pass the check.
+
+    Example:
+
+    These values validate
+
+        $my_hash = { 'one' => 'two' }
+        validate_hash($my_hash)
+
+    These values do NOT validate
+
+        validate_hash(true)
+        validate_hash('some_string')
+        $undefined = undef
+        validate_hash($undefined)
+
+    * Jeff McCune <jeff@puppetlabs.com>
+
+    ENDHEREDOC
+
+    unless args.length > 0 then
+      raise Puppet::ParseError, ("validate_hash(): wrong number of arguments (#{args.length}; must be > 0)")
+    end
+
+    args.each do |arg|
+      unless arg.is_a?(Hash)
+        raise Puppet::ParseError, ("#{arg.inspect} is not a Hash.  It looks to be a #{arg.class}")
+      end
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end